Nuit Sombre (IRE)
Owner: Mr P I Harker Trainer: G A Harker Sex: Gelding Age: 25
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ||||
| Firm | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good | 15 | 2 | 2 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 10 | 4 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places, watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft | 7 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Polytrack | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 4 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Straight Course: Soft, Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 2 | |||
| Standard / Fast | 1 | |||
| Totals | 71 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2010 | Catterick | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 7f | 5 | Trans Sonic | 8st 8lbs | 4 of 10 | M O'Connell | 12/1 |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 06 Sep 2010 | Newcastle | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f | 6 | Northern Flyer | 9st 10lbs | 3 of 16 | S De Sousa | 20/1 |
| led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd place towards finish | |||||||||
| 02 Sep 2010 | Redcar | Good to Firm (Firm in places, watered) | 7f | 5 | Piquante | 9st 6lbs | 8 of 9 | Kasey Loftus | 12/1 |
| towards rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2010 | Catterick | Good | 7f | 6 | Hot Rod Mamma | 9st 10lbs | 3 of 15 | S De Sousa | 13/2 |
| led, driven and headed just inside final furlong, rallied and soon every chance, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2010 | Thirsk | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m | 6 | Island Chief | 9st 10lbs | 12 of 16 | M O'Connell | 12/1 |
| led until narrowly headed 3f out, chased leader and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 07 Jul 2010 | Catterick | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 7f | 6 | Ellies Image | 9st 6lbs | 5 of 10 | S De Sousa | 2/1 |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 2010 | Redcar | Good to Firm | 7f | 5 | Nuit Sombre | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 12 | M O'Connell | 28/1 |
| made all, ridden over 1f out, held on well | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2010 | Ripon | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m | 6 | Polish World | 9st | 5 of 15 | M O'Connell | 20/1 |
| led, headed 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 May 2010 | Beverley | Good to Firm | 1m 100y | 5 | Shadowtime | 8st 8lbs | 11 of 13 | S De Sousa | 12/1 |
| led, headed over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out | |||||||||
| 30 Apr 2010 | Musselburgh | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f 30y | 6 | Nufoudh | 9st 1lbs | 5 of 14 | S De Sousa | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2010 | Catterick | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 7f | 6 | Sir George | 9st 9lbs | 4 of 13 | S De Sousa | 20/1 |
| led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2009 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 141y | 6 | Lunar Limelight | 9st 1lbs | 11 of 13 | C Catlin | 40/1 |
| led, ridden, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2009 | Wolverhampton | Standard / Fast | 1m 141y | 6 | Ten Pole Tudor | 9st | 8 of 11 | P J McDonald | 12/1 |
| tracked leader, led 4f out until 3f out, weakened well over 1f out | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2009 | Catterick | Good | 7f | 5 | Ancient Cross | 8st 12lbs | 6 of 13 | S De Sousa | 14/1 |
| led, held over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 22 Sep 2009 | Beverley | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 7f 100y | 5 | Rio Cobolo | 9st | 14 of 14 | T Hamilton | 15/2 |
| led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Aug 2009 | Beverley | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 7f 100y | 4 | Mount Hadley | 9st | 3 of 12 | S De Sousa | 8/1 |
| soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, lost 2nd last stride | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2009 | Thirsk | Good | 7f | 5 | Apollo Shark | 10st | 9 of 13 | S De Sousa | 16/1 |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Jul 2009 | Beverley | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 7f 100y | 5 | Moonage Daydream | 10st | 12 of 12 | R Ffrench | 25/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2009 | Ripon | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m | 4 | Keys of Cyprus | 8st 13lbs | of 8 | T Hamilton | |
| 01 Jul 2009 | Catterick | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f | 4 | Bold Marc | 9st 5lbs | 7 of 9 | S De Sousa | 9/1 |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2008 | Beverley | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 7f 100y | 5 | Jonny Lesters Hair | 9st 3lbs | 3 of 12 | S De Sousa | 12/1 |
| led, ridden over 2f, headed over 1f, one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2008 | Newcastle | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 7f | 5 | Alexander Huricane | 9st 10lbs | of 10 | P Donaghy | |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2008 | Ripon | Good | 1m 1f 170y | 4 | Demolition | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 9 | S De Sousa | 10/1 |
| led, ridden over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra inside | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2008 | Beverley | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f 100y | 5 | Dispol Isle | 10st | 7 of 11 | S Sanders | 11/1 |
| steadied at start, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2008 | Catterick | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f | 4 | Gap Princess | 9st 6lbs | 2 of 13 | S De Sousa | 14/1 |
| led, driven over 1f out, kept on final furlong until headed close home | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2008 | Ripon | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 1f 170y | 4 | Wigwam Willie | 8st 12lbs | 7 of 9 | Mr R P McLernon | 14/1 |
| held up and keen, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 24 May 2008 | Catterick | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 7f | 3 | Daaweitza | 8st 9lbs | 7 of 7 | Kelly Harrison | 25/1 |
| with leader, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden and lost place, weakened 1f out | |||||||||
| 06 May 2008 | Catterick | Good (Good to soft in places) | 7f | 4 | Daaweitza | 9st 3lbs | 10 of 12 | S De Sousa | 16/1 |
| in touch and led after 2f, ridden along when headed over 2f out, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 03 May 2008 | Thirsk | Good | 7f | 4 | Yes One | 9st | 5 of 13 | S De Sousa | 33/1 |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 29 Mar 2008 | Doncaster | Soft | 7f | 4 | Against The Grain | 9st | 11 of 12 | S De Sousa | 20/1 |
| chased leaders to halfway | |||||||||
| 24 Mar 2008 | Redcar | Good to Soft | 1m | 4 | The Osteopath | 9st 4lbs | 13 of 18 | Natalia Gemelova | 20/1 |
| in touch and led after 2f, ridden and headed halfway, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2007 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 7f 32y | 5 | Painted Sky | 9st 1lbs | 9 of 11 | Jim Crowley | 7/2 |
| set good pace, headed over 5f out, led again over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2007 | Catterick | Good to Firm | 7f | 4 | Nuit Sombre | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 14 | S De Sousa | 9/2 |
| made all, ridden entering final furlong, held on well | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2007 | Catterick | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f | 4 | Bel Cantor | 9st | 3 of 14 | S De Sousa | 9/1 |
| soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2007 | Catterick | Good | 7f | 5 | Nuit Sombre | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 14 | S De Sousa | 25/1 |
| made all, ridden well over 1f out, kept on under pressure towards finish | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2007 | Beverley | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 7f 100y | 5 | Nuit Sombre | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 13 | P Fessey | 33/1 |
| made all, ridden along over 2f out, driven and held on gamely final furlong | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2007 | Newcastle | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 3y | 6 | Penel | 9st 13lbs | of 13 | K Darley | 7/2 |
| raced alone far side | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2007 | Nottingham | Soft (Straight Course: Soft, Heavy in places) | 1m 54y | 4 | Gongidas | 9st 7lbs | of 7 | P McDonald | 25/1 |
| slowly away, always behind | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2007 | Beverley | Heavy | 1m 100y | 4 | Harvest Warrior | 8st 11lbs | of 7 | P Mulrennan | 20/1 |
| mid-division, effort where not much room and switched left 2f out, stayed on final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2007 | Brighton | Firm | 7f 214y | 6 | Sawwaah | 9st 12lbs | of 8 | Non Runner | |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2007 | Windsor | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 3f 135y | 5 | Missie Baileys | 9st 8lbs | of 10 | D Holland | 5/1 |
| led at good pace, clear with one rival, reduced lead over 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened rapidly final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 May 2007 | CHEPSTOW | Good to Firm | 2236 | 6 | Nuit Sombre | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 8 | D Holland | |
| made all, soon clear, ridden 2f out, ridden out | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2006 | CHEPSTOW | Good to Soft | 3630 | 4 | Roofing Spirit | 10st 2lbs | 5 of 8 | Mr D England | |
| led after 1st, headed 7th, weakened | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 2006 | HEREFORD | Good to Firm | 3520 | 4 | Terrible Tenant | 10st 12lbs | 7 of 9 | Dave Crosse | |
| chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 03 Sep 2006 | STRATFORD | Good | 3520 | 4 | Fortune Point | 11st 8lbs | 4 of 8 | Dave Crosse | |
| led, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened after 2 out | |||||||||
| 24 Aug 2006 | FONTWELL | Good to Firm | 3960 | 4 | Alrafid | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 5 | Dave Crosse | |
| chased leaders, left 2nd at 2nd, led narrowly 3 out, soon ridden and headed, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2006 | WINDSOR | Good to Firm | 2207 | 5 | William's Way | 9st 11lbs | 6 of 9 | A Kirby | |
| led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 2006 | CHESTER | Good to Firm | 2275 | 5 | Vale de Lobo | 9st 4lbs | 8 of 8 | Adrian Nicholls | |
| led, ridden and headed 4f out, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2006 | BRIGHTON | Firm | 1754 | 6 | Nuit Sombre | 10st | 1 of 8 | S Donohoe | |
| made all, clear halfway, driven final 2f, tired inside final furlong, all out | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2006 | HEREFORD | Good to Firm | 3740 | 3 | Mac Federal | 10st 13lbs | PU of 15 | A P McCoy | |
| in touch, weakened 3 out and pulled up | |||||||||
| 09 May 2006 | CHEPSTOW | Soft | 2236 | 6 | Ionian Spring | 9st 10lbs | 2 of 10 | D Holland | |
| led, ridden over 1f out, fading when headed inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2006 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 1760 | 5 | Raza Cab | 8st 10lbs | 6 of 11 | James Doyle | |
| led until headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 Feb 2006 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 1760 | 6 | Linning Wine | 9st | 3 of 10 | James Doyle | |
| tracked leader, led after 1f, hard pressed and headed 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 30 Dec 2005 | TAUNTON | Good | 3740 | 0 | Nippy Des Mottes | 11st 9lbs | 9 of 14 | Dave Crosse | |
| held up towards rear, ridden after 6th, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2005 | WARWICK | Good | 3630 | 0 | Cerium | 11st 1lbs | 7 of 7 | O Nelmes | |
| tracked leader until not fluent 6th, weakened 8th | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2005 | CHEPSTOW | Good | 4400 | 0 | Mouseski | 11st 4lbs | PU of 18 | Dave Crosse | |
| led, weakened and headed approaching 4 out, behind when pulled up | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2005 | HAYDOCK | Good to Soft | 2320 | 4 | Rawdon | 9st 3lbs | 10 of 16 | F Sweeney | |
| led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2005 | BATH | Firm | 2564 | 3 | Idealistic | 10st 6lbs | 8 of 19 | Ms C Williams | |
| led, ridden over 2f out, soon headed and weakened | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 2005 | DONCASTER | Good to Soft | 2260 | 4 | Perle d'Or | 9st 7lbs | 18 of 19 | R Havlin | |
| soon led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 2f out | |||||||||
| 16 Jul 2005 | HAYDOCK | Good to Firm | 2320 | 5 | Nuit Sombre | 9st 12lbs | 1 of 8 | R Winston | |
| made all, clear over 1f out, easily | |||||||||
| 22 May 2005 | HEREFORD | Good to Soft | 3740 | 0 | Tom Bell | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 11 | V Conte | |
| led until after 5th, one pace from 3 out | |||||||||
| 03 May 2005 | LUDLOW | Good | 3520 | 0 | At Your Request | 11st 6lbs | 3 of 7 | M A Fitzgerald | |
| in touch, effort when hit 3 out, one pace flat | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2005 | FONTWELL | Soft | 4070 | 0 | It's Blue Chip | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 6 | M A Fitzgerald | |
| held up, soon prominent, led 3 out, ridden when headed approaching 2 out, soon one pace | |||||||||
| 30 Dec 2004 | TAUNTON | Good | 3740 | 0 | Manorson | 11st 4lbs | 8 of 14 | M A Fitzgerald | |
| held up in touch, ridden 3 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2004 | TAUNTON | Good | 3740 | 0 | Say What You See | 11st 3lbs | 6 of 10 | M A Fitzgerald | |
| mid-division, ridden 3 out, kept on one pace from 2 out | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2004 | HUNTINGDON | Good | 3630 | 0 | Nuit Sombre | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 15 | M A Fitzgerald | |
| held up, in rear, headway 4 out, went 3rd over 2 out, ran on to lead flat | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2004 | CHELTENHAM | Good | 3630 | 0 | Chockdee | 11st 2lbs | 8 of 15 | M A Fitzgerald | |
| took keen hold, close up until weakened quickly 3 out | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2004 | DONCASTER | Firm | 1760 | 0 | Ace of Hearts | 9st 4lbs | 6 of 8 | K Dalgleish | |
| led until ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2004 | HAYDOCK | Good to Soft | 1790 | 0 | Bishopric | 9st 1lbs | 4 of 10 | J Fanning | |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 May 2004 | WARWICK | Soft | 1782 | 0 | Heneseys Leg | 9st 6lbs | 5 of 15 | Mr W Hogg | |
| mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2004 | SANDOWN | Good to Soft | 1774 | 0 | Unshakable | 8st 9lbs | 13 of 17 | K Dalgleish | |
| in touch, steady headway and every chance 2f out, ridden and weakened soon after | |||||||||


